See also: Holen, holeň, and hølen

Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton holen, hoalen, from Proto-Brythonic *haluɨn, from Proto-Celtic *salenos, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l. Cognate with Cornish holan, Welsh halen, Irish salann, and more distantly also Latin sāl and English salt.

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holen m

  1. salt

Czech

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Participle

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holen

  1. masculine singular passive participle of holit

Dutch

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːlən

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holen

  1. plural of hol

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German holen, holn, from Old High German holōn, holēn (to fetch, get, draw), from Proto-West Germanic *holōn. Cognate with English haul.

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holen (weak, third-person singular present holt, past tense holte, past participle geholt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
    Hol noch einen Stuhl!
    Go get another chair!
    1. to (go) get, to fetch (to seek out a person and bring them to a location)
      Kannst du deine Mutter holen? Ich muss dringend mit ihr sprechen.
      Can you go get your mother for me? I've got to talk to her urgently.
  2. (transitive, dative reflexive, colloquial) to get, to cop (to buy for one's benefit/entertainment)
    Ich hole mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher.
    I’m getting me a new TV tomorrow.
  3. (transitive, dative reflexive, informal) to catch, to get (an illness or injury)
    Meine Tochter hat sich einen Schnupfen geholt.
    My daughter caught a cold.

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Further reading

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  • holen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • holen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • holen” in Duden online
  • holen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German holden, from Old Saxon haldan.

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holen (past singular heel, past participle holen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to hold

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Conjugation of holen (class 7 strong verb)
infinitive holen
present preterite
1st person singular hool heel
2nd person singular hölls(t) heels(t)
3rd person singular höll(t) heel
plural hoolt, hoolen helen
imperative
singular hool
plural hoolt
present past
participle holen (e)holen, geholen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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holen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of hole

Old Czech

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golěnь.

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    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣolɛn/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦolɛn/

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    holen f

    1. shin

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    • Czech: holeň

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    Old English

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    From Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈxo.len/, [ˈho.len]

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    holen m (nominative plural holnas)

    1. (botany) holly

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    Strong a-stem:

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    Tagalog

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    From English hole in. Compare Tausug hūlin.

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    holen (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔) (games)

    1. marble (small ball used in games)

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    Further reading

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    • holen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018